Clearing sky .....

13th February 2024 (Tuesday)     08.00 .... It's a lovely morrrrrrrning, with a cold fresh breeze

Victoria Hotel.

is.... only 2C on the garden thermometer when I was feeding 'Blob':  'sunny intervals with a fresh breeze' is the forecast for KY9... and the pavement is dry so last night's rain must have stopped about midnight.  Here's some happy News;  'Blob' is falling in love;  he didn't chase the Robin that was the 'enemy' just a few days ago!

18.30    Alice and I went to the Wellesley Centre Café (run by volunteers) for lunch;  and my word, did we have lunch.    We had roast beef with all the trimmings (huge plateful) followed by 'Eton Mess'  (big 'mess');  cost?... £15 for the two of us.   I was amazed.   'Puku' (bless his non wrinkly-ness) was very content!    This all took place in an immaculate, modern Hall with big kitchen.   We were 'in' at lunch time, but they also do breakfast;  and Alice lives only about 300 metres from the Kirk.   That was our excitement for today.

18th tee.

On the way home I dropped in to Sainsbury's to do a small shopping and decided to come home by way of the Balbuthie road, along with a few other cars.   We met a huge truck at the Kinneuchar end of the road, where it joins Kinneuchar Main Street.... and discovered .... not only was it a huge truck;  it was towing a huge trailer so it was doubly long.   Country roads are not made for that kind of truck!  Unless it had been delivering to Balbuthie Farm, and didn't have any choice, it should have gone via the B942, the recommended diversion.   I won't be doing the Balbuthie route again, until the roadworks are finished;  and then I'll do it on the bike.

22.15    I have to pick up Myra from Mercury Motors tomorrow morning (car going in for MOT).... so  we have an early start.   The weather forecast isn't very encouraging for tomorrow....'heavy rain with a fresh Easterly breeze.

I've had a busy, and enjoyable day,.... now I a well ready for B & B... bed and book.

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